EDUCATION/TRAINING:
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION | DEGREE (if applicable) | Completion Date MM/YYYY | FIELD OF STUDY |
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria | B.Sc. | 11/1995 | Botany |
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria | M.Sc. | 06/2000 | Pharmacognosy |
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria | Ph.D. | 11/2005 | Pharmacognosy |
- Personal Statement
My research training is on the phytochemical investigation of medicinal plants. I have expertise in Natural Product research and have been able to carry out pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of selected Nigerian medicinal plants. I have worked with various research groups both nationally and internationally. I have also mentored and supervised Postgraduate students. My major goal is the investigation of the traditional Nigerian medicinal plants for their pharmacological activity with a view to providing lead compounds for drug development.
List of Some Relevant Published Work:
- Oiseoghaede JO, Oyawaluja AA, Sowemimo AA, Odukoya OA, Che CT. (2024). Antiproliferative Potential of Ethanol Leaf Extract of Motandra guineensis (Thonn.) A.DC. (Apocynaceae) against Human Melanoma and Ovarian Cancer Cells. Tropical Journal of Natural Products Research 2024; 8(3):6700-6704.
- Isioye IO, Akindele AJ, Aigbe FR, Olatoye FJ, Olaleye O, Sofidiya MO, Sowemimo A, Akande IS (2024). Effects of Hydroethanolic Rhizome Extract of Anchomanes difformis (Blume) in Type 2 (Streptozocin-Nicotinamide-Induced) Diabetic Rats. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research 8(1): 6016-6027. http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v8i1.44
Margaret O. Sofidiya, Johnbosco U. Ikechukwu, Victoria E. Nnah, Olubusola O. Olaleye, Kazeem Basheeru, Abimbola A. Sowemimo, Abayomi M. Ajayi (2023). Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of Daniellia oliveri (Fabaceace) stem bark extract. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 309, 116337. doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2023.116337
- Abidemi J. Akindele, Abimbola Sowemimo, Foluso O. Agunbiade, Margaret O. Sofidiya, Olufunsho Awodele, Omobolanle Ade-Ademilua, Ifeoma Orabueze, Ismail O. Ishola, Christianah I. Ayolabi, Olumuyiwa B. Salu, Moshood O. Akinleye, Ibrahim A. Oreagba (2022). Bioprospecting for Anti-COVID-19 Interventions from African Medicinal Plants: A Review. Natural Product Communications Volume 17(5): 1-42.
- Abdulwasiu Adeniyi Busari, Victor Olabowale Ikumawoyi, Olawale Sultan Yusuff, Adebusayo Raimat Adeosun, Abimbola Adepeju Sowemimo, Olufunsho Awodele (2022). Ethanol Leaf Extract of Synsepalum dulcificum Schumach. & Thonn. (Sapotaceae) Induces Distortions in Renal, Hepatic and Reproductive Indices in Sprague-Dawley Rats. Pharmacology and Toxicology of Natural Medicines 2(2): 50-65 DOI: 10.52406/ptnm.v2i2.33
- Eboji, O., Venables, L., Sowemimo, A., Sofidiya, M.O., Koekemoer, T., van de Venter, M. (2022). Caspase dependent inhibitory effect of the growth of HeLa cells by Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. ethanol leaf extract. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research 6(1):167-170.
- Okwuchukwu Kodichinma Eboji, Gustavo Borges, Lea Harrington, Wenhan Lin, Margaret Oluwatoyin Sofidiya and Abimbola Adepeju Sowemimo (2020). Catechin from Burkea africana Hook. exhibits in vitro inhibition of human telomerase activity. Natural Product Research, 1-5. org/10.1080/14786419.2020.1831497
- Akindele, A., Agunbiade, F., Sofidiya, M., Awodele, O., Sowemimo, A., Ade-Ademilua, O., Akinleye, M. Ishola, I., Orabueze, I., Salu, O., Oreagba, I., Asekun, O., Odukoya, O.(2020) COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case for Phytomedicines Natural Products Communication DOI 1177/1934578X20945086
